Executive record
Sherman Chu
Sherman Chu is Chief Information Security Officer at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. The appointment was announced in the week of September 28, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead at BlackRock, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Sherman Chu, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (this week) ↗ · Move record
Before September 2026· Earlier role
Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead at BlackRock
Named in the announcement of the The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (this week) ↗
The company: The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Government & Public Sector whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Sherman Chu's, nearest first. The Government & Public Sector bench
Nate Parker, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Accenture Federal Services
Gwen Gann, State Chief Information Security Officer at Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)
Luke Forsyth, Chief Information Security Officer at CSIRO
Mike Marshall, State Chief Information Security Officer at California Department of Technology
James Wilkinson, Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 1 month since the appointment was announced (week of September 28, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Government & Public Sector in 2026
- 14 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Sherman Chu
- Who is the CISO of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey?
- Sherman Chu is Chief Information Security Officer at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. The appointment was announced in the week of September 28, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Sherman Chu become CISO of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey?
- The appointment was announced in the week of September 28, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Sherman Chu work before The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey?
- Before the appointment, Sherman Chu was Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead at BlackRock, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (this week) ↗: the appointment at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, week of September 28, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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